Ya know, its OK, maybe, just maybe, my glory days are past, better for me to just play safe. Its been pointed out to me, its hard sometimes, connecting all my points, I guess, where I’m coming from…, where I’m trying to get too, well, this is just a dusty old dirt road I’m traveling [...] […]

Large, systemically significant bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies would be required to submit annual resolution plans and quarterly credit exposure reports under a rule proposed by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The agencies are requesting comment by June 10, 2011, on the proposal, which would im […]

I’m new here, a little green behind the ears here, with all this stuff, I’m no silver guru, just trying to learn a little something of this shiny stuff, always adjusting a little as I move along. I’ll tell ya though, I almost panicked Monday, watching the metals charts, their actions all seemed a little [...] […]

April 27, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board has scheduled a special closed meeting for Wednesday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. The agenda for the May 4 closed NCUA Board meeting is available online at http://www.ncua.gov/GenInfo/BoardandAction/Calendars/Meetings/2011.aspx. NCUA is the independent federal agency that regulate […]

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued a request for public information and comment on two bankruptcy-related studies that it is required to conduct under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 216 of the Dodd Frank Act requires the Board, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) […]

April 22, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — In her first online interview since becoming Chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Debbie Matz highlights her priorities for both the FFIEC and NCUA. The appearance of Chairman Matz on CU Broadcast, an online talk show featuring […]

April 22, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — On Earth Day 2011, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Debbie Matz highlighted some of the recent successes of the agency’s “greeNCUA” initiative and encouraged credit unions to use NCUA Express to reduce their paper use and energy costs. “Everyone knows that NCUA works to ensure that credit unions [.. […]

April 20, 2011, Alexandria, Va. — The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) today released correspondence sent to the member credit unions of the three retail bridge corporate credit unions — Members United Bridge, Southwest Bridge, and Western Bridge. The letter provides timely information about the review of the corporate credit union capitalization […]